Identifying management opportunities to combat climate, land, and marine threats across less climate exposed coral reefs.

ABSTRACT: Conserving coral reefs is critical for maintaining marine biodiversity, protecting coastlines, and supporting livelihoods in many coastal communities. Climate change threatens coral reefs globally, but researchers have identified a portfolio of coral reefs (bioclimatic units [BCUs]) that are relatively less exposed to climate impacts and strongly connected to other coral reef systems. These reefs provide a proactive opportunity to secure a long-term future for coral reefs under climate change. To help guide local management efforts, we quantified marine cumulative human impact (CHI) from climate, marine, and land pressures (2013 and from 2008 to 2013) in BCUs and across countries tasked with BCU management. Additionally, we created a management index based on common management measures and

SUBMITTER: Kuempel CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9300080 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature